Tsunami Warning Orange County Coastal Areas (California) PZZ750-655-650-673-670-555-535-530-550-455-450-356-353-350-255- 250-210-110-156-153-150-130>135-170-PKZ031>036-041-042-043-011> 013-021-022-051-052-053-125>129-121-120-CAZ039>046-087-034-035- 515-514-509-508-006-506-505-002-001-ORZ022-021-002-001-WAZ503- 506>511-001-514>517-021-AKZ023-024-026>029-018>022-025-017-135- 131-125-130533- COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO SEWARD ALASKA ...TSUNAMI ADVISORY STATEMENT... NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO SEWARD ALASKA SELECTED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES FOR INFORMATION AND REFERENCE ONLY. THESE TIMES DO NOT INDICATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. YAKUTAT-AK 0147 AKST JAN 13 NEAH BAY-WA 0432 PST JAN 13 SITKA-AK 0147 AKST JAN 13 CHARLESTON-OR 0440 PST JAN 13 LANGARA-BC 0156 AKST JAN 13 CRESCENT CITY-CA 0444 PST JAN 13 VALDEZ-AK 0156 AKST JAN 13 SEASIDE-OR 0445 PST JAN 13 CORDOVA-AK 0207 AKST JAN 13 WESTPORT-WA 0451 PST JAN 13 KETCHIKAN-AK 0254 AKST JAN 13 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0530 PST JAN 13 JUNEAU-AK 0309 AKST JAN 13 SANTA BARBARA-CA 0539 PST JAN 13 TOFINO-BC 0320 AKST JAN 13 LA JOLLA-CA 0603 PST JAN 13 $$ TSUNAMI WARNINGS ARE ISSUED DUE TO THE IMMINENT THREAT OF A TSUNAMI. WARNINGS CAN BE BASED SOLELY ON SEISMIC INFORMATION... OR BASED ON CONFIRMATION THAT A POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE WAVE HAS OCCURRED. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA WHO ARE NEAR THE BEACH OR IN LOW-LYING REGIONS SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WATCHES ARE ISSUED AS AN ADVANCE ALERT TO AREAS THAT COULD BE IMPACTED BY A TSUNAMI. THE WATCH WILL BE EITHER CANCELLED OR UPGRADED TO A WARNING. POPULATIONS IN A WATCH AREA SHOULD CLOSELY FOLLOW THE PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE. MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED EVERY HALF HOUR OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THIS TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIMES. $$ 000 WEPA41 PAAQ 130433 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 833 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007 ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM SEWARD ALASKA TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA... ...AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA... EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW- LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 8.4 TIME - 1923 AKST JAN 12 2007 2023 PST JAN 12 2007 0423 UTC JAN 13 2007 LOCATION - 46.7 NORTH 154.4 EAST - EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS DEPTH - 14 MILES/23 KM

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ALSO ISSUE TSUNAMI MESSAGES FOR THIS EVENT TO COUNTRIES IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC AND SOUTH CHINA SEA REGION. IN CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION... THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY.

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